The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 24, 1906, Page 4

AN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1906. EVIDENCE POINTS 1 BUNKO MEN P18, Two Strangers Seen-in the Company of John Stinson When He Paid Last Visit to His Safe Deposit Box ARRESTS ARE LIKELY TO BE MADE SOON VRIS D Detectives at Stow Lake Tragedy Are on a Trail of Perpetrators of Foul Crime for Money PRGBS It bas been discovered that when Johm Stinson made bis last visit to his wafe-deposit box om August 12, 1898, two men accompanied him to the Union Trust buflding and waited outside while he went in and presum- Company ably removed his bonds and other pa- pers of valze. The evidence also shows that the capitalist proceeded from the bank in the company of thexe two men by of Post street to lodgings on Taylor street. Stinson was living there with his mew-found friends. A few days after this occurrence he disap- peared, undoubtedly the vietim of these confidence men. The detectives are working on the case with great se- crecy, but it is understood they expect make ome or more arrests in the very mear future. erime somewhe His mov watched by the 1 osit box a8 made wa reac box onth in wit of te on before pers believe draw that th POs~ ht have it might as Mrs. Attorney d reported er John Stin- This John whose body but he nd has never He, too, was wealthy received in this city Ircland, ask- look up ppeared in >ription tailies with that ne Lake, 1898 Me., Feb. 23.—Mrs, Barah ims to have evidence that n Stinson, a wealthy cisco, was murfiered in s that Mr. Stinson at the time of ae s believed to have had prop- erty valued at between $800,000 and $1,000,- 0%. The case has been followed closely by Mrs. Connor during the last eight years, but it was not until a few months &go, after the lapse of seven -years re- quired by the laws of California for a missing vidual to be considered legally dead, that a more rapid and systematic accumulation of evidence was undertaken. Stinson went to Cs ornia to hunt goid in 1849 and made a fortune. Afterward he became a mining operator and promoter. ————— Rural Carriers Organize. VISALIA, Feb. 23 —The rural ear- riers of Tulare County met and ef- fected permanent arganiszation tonight. There eight rural routes in this county. The officers of the association are: J. H. Demaree, Visalia, president; Marian Millsap; Dinuba, vice president; Frank A. Eckles, Tulare, secretary; J. C. MeCs Dinuba, treasurer, DOAN’S PILLS. LOGAL ENTHUS! AN On One Subject San Francisco People Grow Enthusiastic. The increase of popular enthusiasm © the ‘following subject is almost daily manifested by ppblic expression and Jocal indorsement. Read “what this citizen says, and discover the | cause for the constant showering of prais h follows in the wake of Doan’s ey Pills, B. Edgecomb of 934 Mission s San Francisco, Gal, says: Do y Pills did me a great deal of My trouble - was principally the kidney secretions, which thick. and highly colored, were es- pecially in the morning. The passages | were alsp 400 frequent, . and I had some pain in the back.- I tried sev- eral remedies, ‘but Pills did me more Doan’s Kidney good than any other, and they finally removed the | vestization of the alleged bridge trust trouble.” For sale by all dealers. Price so cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name, Doan's, and take no other. Work on the| OAKLAND JO URNALIST | for the New York ‘Evening Post. has not been seen since. MISSING IN MACEDONIA Albert Sonnichsen of Oakland, sbidier: author, journalist and traveler, has disappeared in Macedonia, whither he had gone as correspondent He left his hotel a week ago and i | | | | | | | “ . | 1 | 1! | | | | | | f - ALIST + | Alfred Sonnichsen Has| Disappeared From His Hotel. Aznother Chapter Added 10 Adventurous Career. , Féb. 2.—A telegram received ofia, Bulgaria, today an- | nced that Albert Sonnichsen of Oak- | Cal., a correspondent for the New. York Evening Post, had disappeared ‘in Macedonia. He arrived at Vodema, forty miles from Monastir, on February 15, dis- appeared from his hotel there on Febru- here from ance 9f Alfred Sonnichson bas not as.yet | caused larm to the Evening Post | The last letter received from him was | dated from Sofia, February 6. OAKLAND, Feb. 23.—Albert Sonnich- | sen, author, journalist and traveler, was | born in San Francisco in 1878 and- is ‘the author of one or two vooks. He has also contributed to the magazines, and about two years ago went to Macedonia as cor- respondent for the Evening Post and other papers. Nicholas Sonnichsen, the aged father of the missing correspondent, at his home at 907 Fourth avenue in this city, anxiously awalts news from his son. | The fRther last heard from his son two months ago. The young man was then in Macedonia and wrote that he was going to Sofia, in Bulgaria, and telling his parent to address future letters there. To- lay the father received word that young Sonnichsen had disappeared from the Vo- dema Hotel. | The elder Sonnichsen suffered a stroke of apoplexy nearly three years ago, and his friends fear the news of his son’s dis- appearance may result in another stroke. Albert Sonnichsen is of a venturesome disposition and he has had many thrilling experiences In various parts of the world. He went to the Philippines in 1898 as a soldier, and with Harry Huber, another Oakland boy, and others, he was captured by Aguinaldo and held captive-in a Fili- pino vrison for ten months. With the | others he was finally rescued by the United States soldiers. After his dis-, charge from the army he returned to Oakland sbout three years ago to find | that his mother had Just died. ! { | Becuring a. housekeeper fof his father he went to New York, where he pub- | lished his book, “Ten Jfonths a Captive Among the Filipinos,” Which was a sen- sation. Encouraged by this success he wrote “Deen Sea Vagabohds,’ ‘which was ; | even a greater success than his: first ‘ef- {fort. - | For a year Sonnichsen was a’'member | of the staff of McClure’s Magasfite, writ- | ing fiction _and stories of his life on sea | and land, and occasionally contributing to- the Satutday Evening Post. About | eighteen montis ago he left New York for | Macedonia as & soldier of fortune and under contract to contribute to the New | York Evening Ppest. It was his idea to 1gather material for another book. | At his home on Fourth avenue the elder | Sonnichsen wae seen today and told of | the anxiety he felt for his only son. He | saja: . { s Albert was mlways of a roving disposition | and . was always looking for fresh adyentures. Tifs led to his capture In the Philippines, to {'his going to sea and later to Macedonia, e last letter I recelved was two months X expeoted him home then, but business, he said, | took him to Sofia and he would not be home | until summer. It takes eighteen days for a Jetter to g0 to 8ofia and I should have rece{ved |a reply weeks ago. 1 didn’t know until to- | day, however, that, the boy had disappeared ' from Vodema. He has probably taken an in- | terest in the political uprising and is probably ' a cantive. Albert Sonnichsen is a native of San Francisco and was educated in the public schools of that city, ‘Oakland and Ban Jose. ; | —_——e——————— Cleveland’s Nephew on Stand, COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23—W, N. | Cleveland, nephew of former Président | Cleveland, was placed on the §tand in the Attorney General's preliminary in- today, but refused to answer mpterlal! questions upon the ground that to do! 80 would incriminate him. ‘WAEHINGTON, peb. 23.—Rear Admiral Asa Walker will succeed Rear Admiral C. M. Ches- L o s Keww Qpeeraiory \ist Of the navy on the Zoih e e ! without rinapERR v CHING CUMDS ACAINST 0TS Minister Rockhill Telegraphs State Department That He Sees No Catse ‘for Alarm L R G RS WASHINGTON, Fob, 23.—The Secre- tary of State has recelved a telegram from Mr. Rockhill, Minister to China, | stating that he and his colleagues see ' no cause for ‘undue apprehension con- cerning the situation. in China. While they consider caution and watchfulness alwa necessary, they belleve the published reports of uneasiness to be cause. Missionary troubles are not more frequent than usual, it is said, and are due, as was the Shang- hai riot, to local causes. Rockhill says the Chinese Govern- ment appreciates the importance of preventing hostilities to foreigners; that it has recently been cautioned by Japan in this respect, and has declared its determination to insure their safety under_all circnmstances, The dispatch adds that while the boycott may con- tinue, with local friction, nothing more serious is anticipated by those on the ground. A pronounced general feeling of determination is noted on the part | of the Chinese to secure complete eco- | nomic exploitation of their empire. DR CHINA FACES A CRISIS. ormer Minister to Washington Dis- cusses the Present Situation. PEKING, Feb. .28.—Wu Ting Fang, former Chinese Minister to the United States, when interviewed today on the ex- isting situation in China spoke in support of the boycott. Wu Ting Fang is now living in Peking, devoting his time to codifying the laws of | China, one of the numerous reforms un- der way. He suffered for a long time from dedfness from the effects of the ex- piosion of the bomb near him at the rail- way station last September, but has now recovered. - Speaking of present conditions Wu Ting Fang said: China is at a crisis and is passing through a transition stage. Her statesmen and people feel that China needs reform, but there are great differences of opinion _regarding the means. There are several classes of reformers, There are those who speak foreign languages, and who have been abroad, and who have had experlence on both sides of the question. They favor sensible and useful reforms, but mot too radical, so as to make China first able to stand upon her own feet. The number of these sensible reformers is few. 1 am one of them. The ruling classes also know that something should be done, but they are at thelr wits' end to know what to do. The third class is composed Of young stu- dents who are too rash. They need training and_experience. Financial reforms should be carried out in the frst iace, Dyt without (prelen advice and 19, be impossible’to do so under ‘pres -5&! Orking out’ a scheme which had to be abandoned because it necessary to call on foreign advice; The Dew coinage 1§ a.stop €Ay, One thing upon which the majority of Chi- nese are agreed is that China has been de- prived of many rights by concessions and ter- ritorial grants and by the way her people have | been treated by foreigners in China and for- eign countries. Many Chinese who have gone abroad to America, Australia and the Philippines write home complalning of arbitrary discriminations made against the Chinese which dare not be attempted against other forelgners. Therefore every-one & angry and hence the boycott of ‘American goods, illustrating the feeling against thé unjust exclusion laws. It has spread over all China, and is solely in retaliation against unfust_discrimination and is not anti-forelgn. The Chinese people and officlals are on good terms with allforeigners and have no hostile feelings toward them. The Chinese merchants have the best feeling toward foreign merchants. The majority of the people in the Interior are indifferent to all foreigpers traveling in the interfor who write that they are well treated, with no signs of hosility them. These rumors of anti-foreign feeling are not well founded. Sensible men advise boycotters and agitators to be reasonable and only to boycott goods, and nct to treat persons un- kindly, but to continue their friendship as be- fore. Unortunately, disturbances in several places are now arising from the boycott, but this is no sign of an outbreak against foreigners. 0 miurenk apsia against BOXERS ARE TROUBLESOME. Prepare to Make an Aftack om the Catholic Missions. PEKING, Feb. 23.—The trouble in the province of Honan has subsided, the Provincial Governor having sent troops to the scene of the disturbance. The Government acted promptly as ‘In the case of all the recent outbreaks, but it is difficult to foresee where an uprising is likely*to occur. In parts of the in- terior, where there are Catholic mis- sions, strong Boxer organizations have been maintained since 1900 and the Catholics In the villages have lived al- most in a state of siege, their houses being forttfied and the -inhabitants armed and constantly prepared to re- sist attack. A dispateh from Chow Kiakou, prov- ince of Hofin. says that the Benevolent and Rightéous Society has been drill- ing for wonths in anticipation of a popular rising March ‘8. The officials prohibited the celebration of the lan-' tern. festival ‘at the end of the new year celebrations lest it result in dis- orders. An attack was made on the Catholic settlement in Yanchiau, but it failed, although a family of five persons was massacred. The inhabitants of Yan- chiau were panic-stricken, the gates were closed, the height of the walls was increased and the officials offered a reward vof 1000 taels for the capture of the leaders of the disturbance. Sol- | aters arrived on the scene February 14 and the Boxers fled. now qulet. The locality is o S 0 T, Inquireidl ax to Attitude of Japan. LONDON, Feb. 24—The Daily Tele- graph's Tokio correspondent says that previous to ‘Javan's warning to China concerning _the anti-foreign agitation” the Tinited States Government made im’| . quiry as to Japan's attitude in the matter. v e ey L SHORE LINE LIMITED, ' New Fast Parlor Car Train San Fran- eisco to Los Angelex. A strictly limited parlor car train called Shore Line Limited will be placed In’ service March 1. “Leave ‘San Frdncisco #nd Las An- geles 8 a. m.; arrive destination 9:30-p. m. daily. For fuil information see Southern Pa- cific agent, 613 Market street, " . ol ekt AN THIRTY-SBVRAN LIVES LOST .. IN CONF’I-AGM’I‘IOF l‘ CHIN. Six Hundred Houses Are By a Fire In Small Town N 3 - - oy LONDON, Feh, 23.—The correspond- ent of the Daily Telegraph " Toklo says that fire in the town of Tafra, sixty miles southeast of Fukushima, destroyed 600 houses and caused the death of 37 persons. . Age NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—At the . the ‘old board % "and otficers BLUEBEARD HOCH- DIES ON CALLOWS German Who Was Married to ' Thirteen Women Hanged at Chicago for the Murde of - One . of His, Spouses INNOCENCE.. . CLAIMS. “FROM THE SCAFFOLD | Confesses Bigamy, However, to a Minister and Also! Admits That He Had Been a Very Wicked Individual Rt o CHICAGO, TFeb. 23—Johann Hoch, convicted of the murder of his wife, Marle Welcker-Hoch, was -hanged in the County Jail today at 1:34 o'clock. Three times respited, Hoch insisted to the last that'he be granted all the de- lay that the law conceded him. Under the wording of his sentence the crim- inal was to hang between the hours of 10 a. m. and 2 p. m. When the last resource of his attorneys—an appeal to the Federal court based on an al- leged violation of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution, which provides that a man shall not be de- prived of his life without due process of law—had been denied, Hoch aban- doned all hope of saving his life, but still insisted that he be allowed to live as nearly to 2 ¢'clock as possible. When Jailer Whitman, who has long been a friend of Hoch, appeared in his ce]l and remarked, “It's all off, John; nothing more can be done for yo Hoch replied: “That's all right; that's all right, but I want to have all that is coming to me in point of time. Tl 80 when 1:30 o'clock comes, but if you try to take me before that time I shall fight.” “It wouldn’'t do you any good to fight,” replied Jailer Whitman. “I know that,” replied Hoch, “but I want all that is coming to me. I'll go all right at 1:30.” CLAIMS HE IS INNOCENT. The jailer, after consultation Deputy Sheriff Peters, agreed to the delay. Hoch then asked that his din- ner be sent for. His wish was grant- ed, and he ate with an evident relish and apparently without thought that he would never enjoy another meal. It was exactly 1:32 o'clock when Hoch, preceded by Deputy Sherift Pe- ters and attended by Jailer John L. Whitman, Rev. Mr. Schleter and Rev. J. R. Burkland, stepped upon the scaf: fold, and. two minutes later he was a corpse. He walked upon the scaffold quietly and stood diftetly” under the noose with heels together and head erect, like a soldier on parade. He was pale, but compoked and full of courage. Itev. 'Mr. Burkland was steadily re- citing the prayers fgf the dying when Deputy- Sheri® Peters asked Hoch to step back upon the trap. He took two steps quickly, glanced down to see if he was in the right place and then turned his face to the Deputy Sheriff. “Do veu want to say anything?” asked Deputy Sheriff Peters, “Yes,"” said Hoch. Mr. Burkland was still reciting the praye: and Jailer Whitman held out his hand to silence him. The clergyman kept on with the prayer, and one of the guards spoke to him. He ceased fmmediately, and Hoch, as soon as he could speak without interruption, said in a Strong German accent: “Father, forgive them; they kngw not what they do. I must die an in- nocent man. (i0od-by.” He chopped the last words off in a ghort, incisive manner, and before his voice was silenced the drop fell. ADMITS HE WAS WICKED. Dr. Francis W. McNamara, the jail physician, was at Hoch's side the in- gtant he fell, and declaréd that death had been instantaneous, the neck be- ing broken. The body late in the after- noon was delivered to a local under- taker, who had engaged to inter it at his own expense. Rev. J. R. Burkland, one of Hoch's spiritual advisers, had a talk with the prisoner shortly before he was led to the scaffold, and said later that Hoch had confessed. “Did he confess to the murder?” he was asked. The -clergyman hesitated and then answered: “Well, he said that he had been a bigamist and a very wicked man.” He declined to say a word as to whether or not Hoch had confessed the crime of murder. Hoch is believed to have come orig- inally from Horrweiler. a small town in Germany. not far from Bingen-on- the-Rhine. His father, Jacob Schmitt, | is sald to still reside there. A wife, supposed to be the first wife of Hoch, is also living in the same place. Hoch has always been reticent re- garding his career In this country and his first wife married in the United States is believed to have been Mrs. Martha Steinbrecher, to whom ‘he was married in 1895, After lving with Hoch for four mohths she died. the cause. of death being given as nephri- tis. - In Novemper, 1895, Hoch. married Mary Rankin In this city and left her the day after the wedding because she refused to'give him money. In April,| 1896, Hoch married Martha Hertzfield, and left her in four months, after ob- taining from her $600. His next wife Is. said to have been Mary Hoch of Wheeling, W. Va. She dled of neph- ritls after three months. Hoch has al- ways. denled this marriage and de- clared that he merely assumed the wo- man’s name. g FINDS WOMEN EASY VICTIMS. In the-fall of 1896 Hoch married Clara Bartell of Cincinnati and she died three months after the marriage, In January, 1897, he was married to Julia Dose in Hamilton, Ohio. and abandoned her after obtaining $700. i In April, 1898, Hoch was arrested in this city for selling mortgaged furni- ture and served two years in the House of Correction. y In November, 1901, he was married to Mre. Anna Goehrke of Chicago. but abandoned her, after failing to obtain money from her. April 8, 1892, he mar- ried in St. Louis Mrs. Mary Becker, Who died early in 1903, Her relatives have claimed that she was poisoned. On December 10. 1904, Hoch was married to Mrs., Marie Welcker, a widow of this city, the woman for whose murder he was condemned. On December 20 the woman became ill and on January 12 she died, the cause of death being stated in the physician's certificate as . nephritis. Five days later Hoch married Mrs. Emilie Fischer, a sister of Mrs. Welcker- e P \ : i with | l-lxve with animal lite. SEWER MY SPOILWORK 0F SCRNTIST Professor Loeb Claims Filth - From New Monterey Is De- stroying Animal Life He Needs for His Experiments WANTS STATE TO PROTECT THE BAY Savant Declares He Must Give Up Important Re- searches Unless Waters Are Saved From Pollution Bpeclal Dispatch to The Call. MONTEREY, Feb. 23.—Unless the sewer of New Monterey, which empties into the bay:near the foot of David street, is changed it will interfere with the experi- ments being conducted by Professor| Jacques Loeb, the eminent scientist of the University of California, who is conduét- ing 'experiments in the reproduction of animal life. No portion of the bay is rich- er in Its animal life and easier of access than the shore immediately in front of the Dr. Herzstein laboratory, in which Dr. Loeb is at present conducting his work. The sewer empties on the beach at low tide amid the rocks,.and the filth and refuse which it carries i{s poisoning the shellfish which abound along the shore. By the extension of the sewer forty or fifty feet the difficulty would be overcome, as the sewage would then be carried out to sea. Just now Dr. Loeb is endeavoring to have the sewer lengthened. He said today that if this be not done in a short time it would be necessary to abanaon his ex- periments here. Professor Loeb said to- day: There is no place so well suited for my ex- perimental work as this place, but if this sewer is not changed I will have to leave New Monterey, The purest of water is necessary In my work. For instance, at Naples it is neces- sary to go out in a boat a distance of eight miles and get the ‘water in order to have it of the purest. Besides, the sewage will kill all kinds of animal life, and if I cannot have ac- cess to the animals along the coast 1 cannot carry on my work. 1 am willing to eontribute to the cost of extending the sewer, which Is & mere bagatelle, and think it will be done. Monterey Bay is a grand place to carry on experiments of the kind I am Interested in. ‘All kinds of shell fish are to be found. The State of LCalifornia, however, should take the matter up and set @part a plece of the shore, say from 1000 to 2000 feet, right along here, as a sort of marine forest and animal reserve. Sel- entists would come here to study thesé prob- Jems and thefr work would greatly aid the people, especially those interested in the fish- erles. ' As it is now the Japanese fishermen are denuding the shore of its shell fish, and in a faw years more this once fertile shore will be_practically a desert. Why; this shore a few years ago was just There was shell fish of all kinds. v ‘ Three years ago sea urchins were thick along the:shore and naw: it 18 hard to find one. Eight years ago we had no trouble getting abalones, but now we can hardly find a large one. The Japanese #woop fown om- these shell fish and clean them all out, Something should be done to stop it, and I favor the passage of a law by the next State Legislature making the shore a reservation. The bill, of course, should be wisely drawn. Just imagine what a place this would be If it was reserved. Why, in a few vears those rocks would abound with the finest kind of specimens, and it would be a breeding place that would supply all the rest of the bay shore with the fish, For instance, the sea urchins, when they are a few days old, set afloat for a place to lodge and grow. The larva rises to the top of the water and drifts out to the open sea, that is, away from the rocks along the shore, and later is washed Into some protected place, where it lodges and takes on life. The other shell fish are the same way. In Monterey Bay you have the greatest variety of fish-of any bay on the coast, and consequently there is a g00d feeding ground or else the fish would not come here. These same shell fish provide the dinners for the fish. A breeding ground, such as a reservation would provide, would increase the fishing in the bay and bring the fish here. It the place is not protected then in a few years your bay will be lacking in fish. Some- thing should be donme the coming year in re- gard to It. Here at New Monterey if the shore fs protected I could walk out of this Iaboratory and gather a few shell fish without even getting my feet wet, get some pure salt water, and hufry back and take up my ex- perimental work. That is where this place has the advantage over other places. Why such vandalism as destroying the animal life along this shore would not be permitted on the Atlantic coast, -where they have laws gov- erning such matters. Professor Loeb refused to talk about his experiments, but as the reporter turned to go he said: “'Let me show you a few of my sea urchins. These never knew father nor mother, and were propagated in my experimental work.”” About a dozen of the little shellfish, which he said were forty-eight hours old, could be seen swim- ming about under a microscope. ————————— Protest Agninst the Hepburn Bill. ‘WASHINGTON, ' Feb. 23.—Represen- tatives of the National German-Amer- ican Alliance, one of thé great German organizations of this country, called on the President to-day to protest against the Hepburn-Dolliver bill now pending before Congress. The measure is prac- tically a Federal recognition of prohi- bition. LY Hoch. He obtained $750 from her and disappeared. 5 On January 19 the .last Mrs. Hoch reported to the police the dis- appearance of her husband. Suspicion was aroused by her story, and the body of Mrs. Welcker-Hoch was exhumed and 7.6 grains of arsenic were found in the stomach. Search was made for Hoch and he was finally discovered in New York, wheére his landlady, Mrs. Kimberly, reported' that she believed her boarder to be Hoch. because he-had proposed marriage to her on the day of his arrival in her house. He was arrested and later brought to Chicago. Hoch, after being placed in jail here, admitted that he had been married thirteen times, but always denied that he *had caused the death of any of his wives. —_————— BERLIN, Feb. 23.—The Reichst: a large majority passed the nnal"n‘:oadi;!{r' z’t the bill providing for the extension of Ger- E‘t::ey; reciprocal tariff rates to the United T POSTUM CEREAL. Thovsands drink POSTUM . and get well from disease caused by ordinary cofiee, _ “THERE'S A REASON”. WAIT 155UED - INMOYER CASE Hearing Will Be Given the Men Aceused of Murder of Steunenberg of Idaho BELE 2 PROSECUTION SANGUINE Relies Upon the Confession Obtained From Orchard to Hold the Prisoners BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 23.—The Supreme Court late this afternoon issued a writ of habeas corpus in the cases of Moyer, Hay- wood and Pettibos accused of the mur- der of former Govérnor Steunenberg. The writ is made returnable March 1, when a time will be set £or a hearing. It is stated by the defense that it an- ticipates the State would rearrest the men if they were rejeased and proceed to trial with them, but the defense believes the Supreme Court at Washington will hold that the extradition “was illegal. Under the laws of Idaho an accessory before the | fact is made a principal, and the prosecu- tion claims there can be no doubt that the m&nEcan be held. NVER, Feb. 23.—Detective James Mc- Parland has left for Idaho with all the documentary ‘evidence in the Steunenberg murder case, including Harry Orchard's confession, in his possession. He will tes- tify before the Grand Jury, which is to begin its investigation next Monday. He will be the principal witness and his ex- amination will probably occupy a full day or two. Before leaving he asserted that no one could wish the accused federation officials & fair trial more than himself, but declared he is amply able to prove his charges. 5 BUTTE, Feb. 23.—Five thousard dollars has been appropriated by the Mill and Smelter Men’s Unlon of this city to ald in the defense of Charles F. Moyer, Hay- wood, Pettibone and Orchard, who are suspected of the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg of Idaho. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Feb. 23.—Ead- ward Green, the miner who was arrested on Monday supposedly upon warrants or instruction from Idaho as a result of the investigation of the Steunenberg assas- sination, was released to-day by the Dis- trict Court. No charge of any kind had been filed against him. Green declares he will sue for damages for false arrest and imprisonment. o SRR Orchard Threatened With Pneumonia. BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 23.—Harry Or- chard, accused murderer of former Governor Frank Steunenberg, is threat- ened* with pneumonia. Dr. Collister, prison physician, says he has a tem- perature of 104, but his condition is not critical. ———— Fish Resigns From the Mutual. NEW YORK., Feb. 23.—Stuyvesan! Fish today sent to Charles A. Peabody, president of the Mutual Life Insurance Company, his resignation as a mem- ber of the Mutual's board of trustees. No explanation was made in the brief noté of-his feastns for-retiring from the beard. —_——————— Tahiti—the Beautiful. “It 1s now sprifiy in Tahitt and tropteéal frutf is ripening. The ldeal place for a vacation. Grandest scenery. Delightful voyage. Frierd- ly natives. Steamer Mariposa sails March 11, and reduced rate of $125 there and back. In— formation at 653 Market street. . —_———— President Quintana Seriously L BUENOS Ayres, Feb. 23.—President Quintana’s health has become worse, and bhis-physician has prohibited any visit, even from his most intimate friends. WY DECLARE B DIVDEND Union Pacifie Is at Work on Plans Which Will Benefit , Common Stock Holders RECOGNITION OF RIGHTS Divisible Surplus at Disposal of Directors Said to Be More Than $90.000.000 b NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—Plans are being worked out by the Union Pacific which may result in a distribution to common stock holders worth probably as much as $35 per share. The distributiorr will amount to a recognition of the rights of commogy stock holders to receive and own the divisible surplus of the Union Pacific. This divisible surplus includes proceeds of the sale of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific stocks and “rights” and net surplus, and after paying the dividends for the six months ending December 31, 1905, it is figured it will amount to more n $90,000,000. “The plan so far as understood provides for the payment of a scrip divi- dend of between 35 per cent and 40 per cent in. Union Pacific 4 per cent preferred stock to holders of the common stock, HOUSE ACREES ON RESOLLTION WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—Preceded by & debate which Indicated no hesitancy, but rather a relish in taking action against alleged railroad combinations, the House agreed without oppasition to- day to the Tillman-Gillespie resolution directing the Interstate Commerce Com- | mission to make an immediate i v and report regarding alleged restraints of trade on the part of certain railroads in the handling of coal and ofl. The reso- lution was not in the form in which it passed the Senate and will go back to that body for its second actfon. The de- bate occupied an hour and consisted of a succession of speeches in denunciation of alleged practices and an indorsement of the proposed investigation. The only note of apprehension was from Mann of Illineis, who called atten- tion to the law which exempts fromg pros- ecution persons who may tify in the ipquiry. In this manner, sald, the gullty officials, If any such were fou might be able to escape punishment was explained that the resolution | way changed existing law on this and the belief was expressed making the Inquiry the comm exercise discretion in getting mation from sources which woul empt possible guilty parties, Proceeding under ¢ of committee bills were passed to requires$ worth of work annually on"mining chims a that n wo worth of work on roads and r each mining claim in ska; allowing forelgn ships to clear from American ports without _examination gerti when the countries to which the recognize American certificates « tion; to prevent foreign built dredges ¢ erating in the United States, except dredges nmow at work in the United States under contract. The House also passed the famous Mus- sel Shoals Dam bill, which permits creation of an immense the Tennessee River in Al been pending before Congress for several years. 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